The Prince that shall come?

[JLB]

Err yes, I forgot about him. In Jerome commentary on Dan 9:24-27 he quotes other early theologians and invites the reader to take his pick.



After reading them all I get the impression there was as much difference of opinion about it then as what there is now. lol

All the more reason to stick to the scriptures.


Was Titus destroyed by the brightness of the coming of The Lord Jesus?


JLB

 

[Cyberseeker]

All the more reason to stick to the scriptures.

Then why am I reading you? Are the Church fathers less entitled than you to give their opinions. Or are you wiser than they?

Was Titus destroyed by the brightness of the coming of The Lord Jesus?

No; was Antiochus Epiphanes destroyed by the brightness of the coming of The Lord Jesus? Have you never heard of how initial fulfillments can be precursors to final fulfillments?

 

[JLB]

Then why am I reading you? Are the Church fathers less entitled than you to give their opinions. Or are you wiser than they?




No; was Antiochus Epiphanes destroyed by the brightness of the coming of The Lord Jesus? Have you never heard of how initial fulfillments can be precursors to final fulfillments?

Paul wrote to the Church in Thessalonica almost 200 years after Antiochus Epiphanes.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed , whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:


You posted a comment about Titus being "the prince who is to come".

I am still trying to address this subject of Titus, and I don't think we need to be concerned with some heathen Potentate who had been dead for 200 years when Paul wrote his letter.

I will ask you again -

Did Jesus Christ destroy Titus?


JLB

 

[Cyberseeker]

Paul wrote to the Church in Thessalonica almost 200 years after Antiochus Epiphanes.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed , whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:


You posted a comment about Titus being "the prince who is to come".

I am still trying to address this subject of Titus, and I don't think we need to be concerned with some heathen Potentate who had been dead for 200 years when Paul wrote his letter.

I will ask you again -

Did Jesus Christ destroy Titus?

JLB

When you speak to me JB, reduce your use of bold, color and underlining. It appears as 'shouting,' is arrogant, and is an abuse of the text editing tools.

Now, concerning your question, "Did Jesus Christ destroy Titus?" As I said before, no. My understanding is that the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 was an initial fulfillment of Christs words (Matt 24:2) and a precursor of a greater fulfillment yet to come. (In the same way as Antiochus Epiphenes was an earlier precursor)

 

[JLB]

When you speak to me JB, reduce your use of bold, color and underlining. It appears as 'shouting,' is arrogant, and is an abuse of the text editing tools.

Now, concerning your question, "Did Jesus Christ destroy Titus?" As I said before, no. My understanding is that the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 was an initial fulfillment of Christs words (Matt 24:2) and a precursor of a greater fulfillment yet to come. (In the same way as Antiochus Epiphenes was an earlier precursor)

Don't be offended in my use of color and bold. I just want to emphasize certain words and phrases.

I'm not shouting.

The prince who is to come.

A good thing to think about with Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy is that it runs chronologically.

There's the 7 weeks, then the 62 weeks, and then there is the 70th week.

Verse 26 is the key! It was written in such a way as to "explain" the enigma of this prophecy.

The events of verse 26 occur "outside" the framework of the 70 weeks.

In verse 26, the time has run to the date of 70 AD, yet is not over, for there is one week left to fulfill.

So the events of verse 27 happen some time after verse 26.

The events of verse 27 happen some time after 70 AD.

The 70th week starts sometime after 70 AD.


JLB